Planning Conditions for Waste Management

When planning permission is given for waste management, the Department will often impose conditions or negotiate agreements in respect of matters that include, as appropriate, the following: a. transport modes, access and routing arrangements, and the volume of traffic generated; b. the hours of operation where these may have an impact on neighbouring land-use; c. the level of noise; d. the physical nature of waste acceptable or excluded, insofar as this might affect local amenity or neighbouring land-use; e. landscaping; f. plant and buildings; g. ancillary development; h. the timescale of the operations and any phasing of uses on a site; i. minimising nuisance from dust, birds, vermin, or litter; j. the historic environment, industrial heritage and archaeological remains; k. the protection of surface and underground water; l. removal, handling and preservation of topsoil and subsoil, and their replacement at the restoration stage; m. precautionary measures against the risks of sites suffering from or causing land instability; n. landscaping of operational areas and facilities; o. the area to be filled; p. restoration and aftercare; q. parking and servicing arrangements, and r. any other significant impact on the environment or human health.